The third free practice session also ended in Principality of Monaco, probably the most important of the year. The hot asphalt and the slippery track surrounded a tight session in view of the qualifying session at 16:00. Given the clear superiority of Red Bull it seems that pole will be a matter between Verstappen and Perez. The Dutch leads with a 1:12.776. His teammate follows him at a distance of 73 thousandths.
Capricci for Alpine and Ferrari in Monaco
FP3 opens with a car stopped in the tunnel. Having problems isAlpine by Esteban Or with, who hard to get into first gear. The Frenchman wins managing to restart to return to the pits and continue his practice hour without a hitch. He waits a moment longer than the other Maxes Verstappen before taking to the track, but when he does so, he puts everyone in line by putting on his teammate Red Bull more than half a second. Signs decidedly more encouraging than yesterday, where the Dutch was said scared of Ferraris.
Not good, however, the signs of Ferrari. The landlord Charles Leclerc highlighted serious handling problems on his SF-23. The Red visibly jumps, and the Monegasque struggled to make the section that goes from the tobacconist to the second chicane of the pools in full swing. In the most dangerous part of the track in the Principality, the SF-23 loses important tenths, and the remedy could be to lift the single-seater off the ground. Certainly not the ideal situation when you are one step away from qualifying. No particular complaint on the part of Sainz, however, visibly confident despite the accident FP2 yesterday.
Hamilton in the wall and Magnussen stopped
Six minutes from the end of the session Lewis Hamilton brings out the yellow flags. English tail to the high Mirabeau to then impact against the barriers. It didn't take long for the red flag to end the session. The seven-time world champion does not make the team's day easier, which after upgrading to bellies has not yet found its size. Kevin too Magnussen sends out the yellow flags, and twice in the space of a few seconds. Danish goes long first to the devout saint, then remains on foot at the Portier. To verify the problem of his VF-23.
Excellent Norris and Aston. The final classification of FP3 in Monaco
The two Red Bulls are man-marked by an excellent Lance Stroll. Despite Alonso's fourteenth position, Aston Martin confirms that it is really fast in the slow. Sainz e Norris they follow in fourth and fifth position. The Englishman did very well and always excels on the tracks where the talent of the driver counts above all. The alpine of Gasly e the Ferrari of Leclerc ahead of Hamilton (eighth). The other Alpine's Or with and Valtteri Bottas seal the top 10 in front of a trudge Russell.
After the English, there are the two Haas of Magnussen and Hulkenberg. Behind Alonso (14th) is positioned tsunoda. The companion of the Japanese Nick de Vries is last. The Dutchman has to shift gears if he is to avert the rumored replacement. Zhou (16th) precedes the Williams duo led by Sargeant, surprisingly in front of the mate. In 19th position there is Piastres.
